de jeito maneira

Portuguese

Etymology

Unusual construction. Both jeito and maneira mean way (of doing something).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒi ˈʒej.tu maˈne(j).ɾɐ/ [d͡ʒi ˈʒeɪ̯.tu maˈne(ɪ̯).ɾɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒi ˈʒej.tu maˈne(j).ɾɐ/ [d͡ʒi ˈʒeɪ̯.tu maˈne(ɪ̯).ɾɐ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /de ˈʒej.to maˈne(j).ɾa/ [de ˈʒeɪ̯.to maˈne(ɪ̯).ɾa]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /dɨ ˈʒɐj.tu mɐˈnɐj.ɾɐ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /dɨ ˈʒɐj.tu mɐˈnɐj.ɾɐ/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /dɨ ˈʒej.tu mɐˈnej.ɾɐ/
  • (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /dɨ ˈʒej.tu mɐˈnej.ɾɐ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /dɨ ˈʒe.tu mɐˈne.ɾɐ/

Adverb

de jeito maneira (not comparable)

1. (Brazil) no way (under no circumstances)

   Synonyms: de jeito nenhum, de maneira nenhuma, de maneira alguma, nem por um decreto, nem ferrando, nem fodendo, nem a pau

2. (Brazil) absolutely not, not at all

   Synonyms: de jeito nenhum, de maneira nenhuma, de maneira alguma

   Estou incomodando?
   De jeito maneira!

   Am I bothering you?
   Not at all!